Hosea and the Unfaithful Woman
1 The Lord said to me, “Go again and show your love for a woman who is committing adultery with a lover. You must love her just as I still love the people of Israel, even though they turn to other gods and like to take offerings of raisins to idols.”
2 So I paid fifteen pieces of silver and seven bushels of barley to buy her. 3 I told her that for a long time she would have to wait for me without being a prostitute or committing adultery; and during this time I would wait for her. 4 In just this way the people of Israel will have to live for a long time without kings or leaders, without sacrifices or sacred stone pillars, without idols or images to use for divination. 5 But the time will come when the people of Israel will once again turn to the Lord their God and to a descendant of David their king. Then they will fear the Lord and will receive his good gifts.
Ohombo yomuxunganeki tai faneke okukala kwOvaisraeli meliteeko
1 Ndele Omwene okwa lombwela nge ta ti: “Inda vali u ka hole omwalikadi e holike komulumenhu waye, ndele ou ta teya ohombo, ngaashi Omwene e hole yo ovana vaIsrael, ndele vo otava pungulukile koikalunga imwe, ndele ve hole oikuki yeeviinyu.”
2 Opo ame nde mu lilandela neesekeli omulongo nanhano doshisiliveli neekilograma efele neelita omafele atatu nomilongo nhatu doilya. 3 Ndele ame onde mu lombwela handi ti: “Oove u nokukalela nge efimbo lile. Ino kala ho nangala naavo, ndele ino ya kovalumenhu vamwe. Nosho yo ame handi ku kalele.” 4 Osheshi ovana vaIsrael otava ka kala efimbo lile, vehe nohamba, vehe nomukulunhu, vehe netomenoyambo, vehe nongudi yemanya, vehe noshikutu shelongelokalunga novehe noikalunga yomomaumbo. 5 Opo nee ovana vaIsrael tava ka aluka, ndele tava kongo Omwene Kalunga kavo naDavid, ohamba yavo. Ndele tave ke uya nokukakama tava ehene kOmwene nokouwa waye pexulilo lomafiku.
